World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:11
“There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.”
Verse in context — Ecclesiastes 1
9
That which has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
10
Is there a thing of which it may be said, "Behold, this is new?" It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.
11
There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.
12
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13
I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
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